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Frigid water cloud may be source of water delivered to dry planets by comets

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:08:27 +0000
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Space
astronomy
astrophysics
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
planets
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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For the first time, astronomers have detected around a burgeoning solar system a sprawling cloud of water vapor that’s cold enough to form comets, which could eventually deliver oceans to dry planets.
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